Props Halo Reach Shotgun: Lee Keegan Style. (lots of pics, and a vid) .

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Okay, so now that i have done a decent amount of work on it i feel obligated to poast this and get some feedback from the community. So i started maybe a week ago, just getting the rough shapes then detailing and eventually i'll be fine tuning everything. So Here we go.

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This is the handle and trigger housing (?), Needs more detailing and the sort of griptexture needs to be working into the handle somehow.

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This is the butt/stock. Needs to be sanded and finished up detaling. Plus i might need to fill some of the gaps with Body filler. Don't know yet.

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This is the Same thing with the top part attached... Still needs to be fine tuned.

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This is the loading spot. Where the shotgun shells are loaded, This flap depresses, and will eventuallly be sprung.

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The end of the barrel, you can't really see the detailing, but you can in the video. Have a look if you want. This still needs to be sanded pretty heavily.

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This is the gun railing and the sights, used above the barrel. I think it looks pretty decent.

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The 'pump' Which is not yet detailed, just sanding it down at the moment and figure out its shape.

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This piece sits where the 'pump' lides along, so you can see a slot where the pump will be able to slot in and properly pump. Eventually there will be a spring as well.

And as promised a video.


That video should explain everything else. Skip to 2.30 if you want to see just the gun. (you might be interested in the plaster cast head though. I don't know. :D.

Okay guys, tell me what you guys think and give me some pointers. :D.

Thank you very much.

Cheers, Dave.
 

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You are doing a great job breaking it down into components, but I wouldn't glue them together. I would figure a way out to pin or screw the sections together. That way you can easily break it down to make molds. I love the scroll saw too. Keep up the great work.
 
@Lee

I was just glueing it together so i could get alook at it and sand the various peices flush with eachother. :D. Eventually i guess it will be screwed and pinned. On that note, how do you put your's together so that you can't see any screws? I've always wondered about that. :D. Thanks for the input. The Scroll saw is heavenly to use! :D.

@Roadkill

Thanks man!

Cheers, Dave.
 
@Lee

I was just glueing it together so i could get alook at it and sand the various peices flush with eachother. :D. Eventually i guess it will be screwed and pinned. On that note, how do you put your's together so that you can't see any screws? I've always wondered about that. :D. Thanks for the input. The Scroll saw is heavenly to use! :D.

@Roadkill

Thanks man!

Cheers, Dave.

I don't use many screws. I try to make one section have a block sticking out that fits inside another section and put them together and drill a hole through. Then I put a wooden dowel through the hole to hold them together. That is how most real weapons attach upper and lower receivers together.
 
@ Lee

Aha! Two dowels? To stop it moving from side to side? Or just one? Sounds interesting. I'll buy me some dowels tomorrow. What do you use to sand down the inset details?

@Shade88

Yeah...?

Cheers ya'll.
 
@ Lee

Aha! Two dowels? To stop it moving from side to side? Or just one? Sounds interesting. I'll buy me some dowels tomorrow. What do you use to sand down the inset details?

Two dowels would definitely hold it in place better, but if your glue is strong enough, join is tight enough etc. you could possibly get away with just one dowel join.
 
@SquishyShoes

Yeah man! I reckon, might end up using a combination of both techniques. :D.

Little update, roughed in the details on the pump.

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Cheers, Dave.
 
I use the a dremel with a flexible extension and a sanding drum head plus some other bits to sand details. Usually I use a dual pin system but if I use a single pin it locks into the other part someway.

@ Shade88, this isn't my build. XxCaliberxX's build and he is doing a great build.
 
I;ve been using the dremels little attachment (i don't know what its called, if you look down the shaft it looks like a star and its got little spikes coming off the end) and it seems to be doing a decent job. And thanks, i'll keep that all in mind.

Cheers, Dave.
 

Video explains it. Hopefully i will be able to get photos tomorrow. ITs shows how the gun is put together and dissasembled.

Cheers, Dave.
 
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omg. fap fap fap fap.

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im just jk.

but seriously that is some serious skill. i hope my dmr looks half as good as your shotgun.
 
Great work dude! Wood builds are AWSOME! I love how all of the parts go together to make a 'functional' replica. Keep it up!


PS
500th post!
 
Great job figuring out how to pin it together instead of using glue. It is a lot of fun working with wood and figuring out how to make it pieces that you can assemble to be a functional looking prop.
 
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